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West Columbia recognizes employees for years of service – including 30-year pin

West Columbia City Council recognized city employees Tuesday night during council’s meeting. Employees were recognized for: Five years of service: Maggie Jones; Chris Morris; Dylan Reed; Chris Eagans; Raymond Hall; Doug Kennedy; Chris Mitchell; Stephen Williams; Chris Cranford; Ten years of service: Ken Ebener; Becky Lee; Chris Yarborough; Jody Putney; […]

Funeral service for homeless veteran Dennis Reidy will include military honors

The Lexington County Coroner’s Office announced Tuesday that the funeral service for Mr. Dennis Reidy, the homeless U.S. Veteran recently found deceased in Lexington, has been scheduled. Mr. Reidy’s funeral, with military honors, will take place at noon on February 23, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. the coroner’s office said […]

West Columbia City Council passes resolution recognizing WeReadSC

West Columbia City Council passed a Resolution Tuesday night recognizing WeReadSC, BC Grammar School No. 1 Elementary School, Cayce-West Columbia Branch Library, and Cocky’s Reading Express. The resolution declares Reading and Literacy a Priority for the City of West Columbia

Rep. Joe Wilson lauds tax cuts at Mooneyhan’s Auto Repair in West Columbia

Congressman Joe Wilson held a press conference at Mooneyhan’s Auto Service in West Columbia Monday to congratulate owner Bill Monneyhan on the expansion of the small business. Wilson and Mooneyhan said the plans to expand the shop are directly related to the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. “We are […]

Brake applied to Amtrak train seconds before impact

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board, on Monday, examined the site of the collision of two trains that took place early Sunday morning in Cayce, at Charleston Highway and Pine Ridge Road. According to data from recorders recovered from the crash, the Amtrak train that hit the stationary CSX […]

Repair of Wilton Road in Springdale has begun

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is moving toward fixing Wilton Road in Springdale, according to state Rep. Micah Caskey. The road has been impassable since the flood waters of October 2015 washed out an earthen dam, and took part of the road with it. “We had a meeting in […]

Misaligned switch cause fatal train crash in Cayce

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt was in Cayce Sunday to begin the federal investigation into the train crash that resulted in the death of two Amtrak employees in the earlier hours of that day. Sumwalt, at a Sunday press conference, said a train track switch was in the […]

State Street Trading Co. cuts the ribbon at 134 State Street, West Columbia

The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber was on hand Friday to cut the Ribbon at State Street Trading Co. Lainie Lewis is the owner. She is pictured with Anna Huffman of the City of West Columbia and Richard Skipper, Executive Director of the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber. State Street Trading Co. is at […]

LeGrande Baker, dedicated West Columbia Utilities Department employee

Water and sewer are essential to the people of West Columbia. And they depend on the West Columbia Utilities Department. For 23 years, LeGrande Baker, who is a leader in the water and sewer department, has been a part of that. He said it’s not a boring job. “I’m not […]

“It was a tough scene,” Amtrak engineer, conductor killed in crash, coroner identifies

The train collision in Cayce early Sunday morning resulted in the deaths of two Amtrak employees. Killed was Michael Kempf, 54 of Savannah Ga. He was the Amtrak train’s engineer. Also killed was Michael Cella, 36, of Orange Park, Fla. He was the train’s conductor. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, […]